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Drain

Spell

Drain

Shadow

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1 secExtra Long Range

Shadow spell.

Drain

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

Drain is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 53. Its base value is 22.3902 per tick. Its area radius is 100 yards. It ticks every 1 sec, 21 times over the full 21 sec (470.19 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is effect type 203, which the datamine does not name. It triggers spell id 237216.
  3. Effect 3 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers spell id 237674.

What it does

Drain is a Shadow spell with a 1 sec cast, a range of 60 yards and effects that last 21 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 100 yard radius every 1 sec.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Range60 yards (Extra Long Range)
Cast time1 sec
Duration21 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 53
Value: 22.3902
Radius: 100 yards
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Effect 203
Trigger spell id 237216
Effect #3Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell id 237674

Raw client values from the current retail game build. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Drain appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

  • Gul'dan in The Nighthold
    Journal section: Stage One: The Council of Elders > Gul'dan > Hand of Gul'dan > Inquisitor Vethriz
    Encounter creatures: Gul'danRaid boss ability

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 32 separate Spell records named "Drain". This page is record #212568. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#187340school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#202658cast time: 3 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#202706school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#202707used by: Cast by Drain; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#202716school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#202717used by: Cast by Drain; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#214427cast time: 2 sec; duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#215482cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Health Leech, Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#216433used by: Cast by Drain; school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#216435school: Nature; cast time: instant; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#222487cast time: 3 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#222488school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: effect 140A different effect setup

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

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